26 March 2014
The first training for
private recruitment agencies on new regulations governing the sending of
Cambodians to work abroad was held under the Ministry for Labor and Vocational
Training (MOLVT). This training was organized by the Association of Cambodian
Recruitment Agencies (ACRA) and sponsored by the International Labor
Organization (ILO). The training attracted participants from some 40 private
recruitment agencies across the country.
Its’ Minister said
that ACRA and all private recruitment agencies must comply with the contents of
the eight prakas and sub decree on management of sending Cambodian workers to
work overseas. Private recruitment agencies found to be non-compliant will be
suspended until they meet MOLVT standards, he stressed. The training follows
the introduction of new prakas, or ministerial regulations, which fundamentally
change the legal requirements for private recruitment agencies, with the aim of
increasing protection for migrant workers and reducing exploitation, forced
labor and human trafficking.
The eight new prakas,
which were announced in September 2013, are part of a new regulatory framework
that supplements Sub-Decree 190 on Sending Workers Abroad through Private
Recruitment Agencies. The new prakas hold private recruitment agencies
accountable for the treatment of migrant workers through routine inspections
and a complaints mechanism. The MOLVT now has the authority to assess
recruitment agencies according to their recruitment practices, pre-departure
orientation of workers, employment contracts, job placements, repatriation
processes and assistance in destination countries. Under the new complaints
mechanism, disputes must be dealt with within ten days of being received.
Private recruitment agencies found to be non-compliant will be suspended until
they meet MOLVT standards.
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